A US jury convicts “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 64, over his alleged role in running a clandestine Chinese “police station” in New York’s Chinatown to monitor US-based dissidents. According to US prosecutors, Lu is found guilty of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government by setting up and operating the “overseas police station” from an office building. The US Department of Justice says Lu faces up to 30 years in prison. He was arrested in April 2023 along with another man, Chen Jinping, who is also accused in connection with operating the facility. Multiple outlets report that the operation is described as part of a wider effort by Beijing to monitor or exert influence over dissidents living in the United States. The reporting characterizes the site as a secret or clandestine police station, while the case turns on whether the defendant acted on behalf of a foreign government without registering as required under US law. Sentencing is expected to follow the conviction.